Business

The former owner of Aberdeen Business Network (ABN), Andrew Smith, has published a new book to help individuals and companies win more business. Mr Smith owned ABN for 14 years before agreeing the sale of his company at the end of 2022. During this time, ABN helped firms win more than £27

Scottish Borders-based tech firm Emtelle has signed an agreement to build and establish a factory for the manufacture of fibre optic ducting and pre-connectorised solutions in Abu Dhabi. Emtelle will invest around $50 million (£42m) in the United Arab Emirates facility under a build-to-suit (B

FRP Corporate Finance has advised the shareholders of Suttons Performance Packaging (Suttons), a protective packaging manufacturing business based in Cambridgeshire, on its £13.7m sale to Macfarlane Group PLC (Macfarlane). Founded in 1962, Suttons supplies specialist protective packaging to th

Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has formed a new drinks industry specialist team to provide legal support to the alcoholic beverage sector. Colin Millar, a partner at WJM who will be leading the new team, has worked for many years with clients in the spirits industry inc

InvestFife has welcomed CuanTec Ltd, a Scottish biotech firm, as it establishes premises in Glenrothes. The company, which owns its motto “Using waste to eliminate waste naturally", has the aim of reducing carbon emissions, plastic pollution, and food waste, whilst contributing to the circular

Loganair, the UK's largest regional airline, has revealed plans to restore services between Donegal and Glasgow with a new summer timetable.

BIG Partnership has welcomed a strong start to 2023 as the Scottish marketing and communications agency reveals a raft of new client wins and expands its team to meet demand. The Edinburgh-based firm, which has over 300 clients across a wide-range of sectors, most recently secured a four-year contra

Edinburgh-based tech firm ePOS Hybrid has rebranded to officially become Grafterr, following a £100,000 investment to lay the foundations for the next chapter in its growth. The Grafterr brand will encompass the already established and hospitality management tech that includes POS, payments, d

Construction firm RSK has acquired Richard Irvin FM, a Stirling-based technical facilities management and energy solutions company, for an undisclosed sum.

Science and technology company Merck has created 15 new positions its Livingston facility as part of a £2.6 million investment. The investment is a result of a request made to Merck’s Livingston facility to tender for the design, development and commercialisation of a novel diagnost

Barrhead Retail Park, developed by London & Scottish Property Investment Management Ltd (LSPIM), is soon to open in Spring 2023.

Equinor UK Limited has signed an agreement to acquire the UK oil and gas assets of Canada's Suncor Energy in a of $850 million (£708m) deal. The transaction includes a non-operated interest in the producing Buzzard oil field (29.89%), an additional operated interest in the Rosebank development

McGill’s Buses, the UK’s largest independent bus operator, has announced a £20 million investment to introduce a further 41 new electric buses to its fleet. The company, owned by Scottish billionaire businessmen Sandy and James Easdale, has now invested a total of £55million

Net store closures in Scotland are at their lowest rate since 2016 marking an overall positive turn for retail post-pandemic, according to new data from PwC and The Local Data Company (LDC).

Hop, a Scottish hotel property management software firm, has broken into North American and African markets, after cementing a deal with the leisure group founded by former BBC ‘Dragon', Duncan Bannatyne. Hop was the 2017 brainchild of highlands-based hoteliers, Richard Drummond and Jon Erasmu